Martha S. Jones Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/66576
's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networksen-USCopyright 2016, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:35:05 GMTC-SPAN Person Recent Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=66576&width=130Martha S. Jones Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/66576
Head shot of {$person->name}Supreme Court Landmark Case [Dred Scott v. Sandford]Professors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case [Dred Scott v. Sandford], in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery and declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. They responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown from tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen. A video clip was shown from the documentary [The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court]. An April 21, 2010, video clip was shown of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327711-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)C-SPAN Specialshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327711-1Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:59:58 GMTFemale Slaves and the LawProfessor Martha Jones talked about the mid-19th century court case of Celia, a female slave who killed her master after repeated sexual assaults. Topcis included what options Celia may have had, and the involvement of her fellow slaves and her master's white neighbors in her court case.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321554-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321554-1Sun, 07 Dec 2014 01:00:09 GMTBirthright Citizenship and the 14th AmendmentNext on American History TV, a panel of professors looks at the history behind the 14th Amendment and its grant of birthright citizenship. Topics include what constituted citizenship in the pre-Civil War era, the debate in Congress and in the states over the Citizenship Clause, and the political consequences of that clause through U.S. history.
This discussion was part of a conference on birthright citizenship hosted by the University of Maryland's Center for the History of the New America. It's about two hours.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305229-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305229-1Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:56:13 GMT